The California Secretary of State's office said on August 21 that the Parents & Kids Safe AI Act ballot measure, backed by OpenAI and Common Sense Media, failed to qualify for the November ballot beca…
OpenAI, in a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom dated August 12, 2025, urged the state to adopt stricter, harmonized AI regulations aligned with federal and international standards, reversing …
California's Senate Bill 994, authored by Sen. Christopher Cabaldon, passed the Legislature unanimously and now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, prohibiting local elected officials from signing nond…
California voters will decide in November on a one-off 5% wealth tax on billionaires, a measure that could raise US$100 billion for healthcare, food assistance, and public education. Google co-founder…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $95.2 million in funding on Aug. 18 to expand electric-vehicle charging and hydrogen refueling stations across the state, following a rebound in zero-emission ve…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office announced the launch of a Teen Tech Council on Tuesday, partnering with youth advocacy nonprofit #HalfTheStory and convening 20 teens to advise on state decisions…
California is one step closer to banning AI chatbots from posing as therapists after Senate Bill 903 cleared the Assembly Appropriations Committee in a 13-0 vote on August 13. The bill, introduced by …
California lawmakers are moving to regulate AI-generated political ads as such content floods social media ahead of the 2026 midterms, with U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Ro Khanna reintroducing the A…
Proposition 40, a one-time 5% billionaire tax on California's November ballot, has drawn sharp criticism from Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano, who argues it is a temporary stopgap that wi…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department investigation released Tuesday concluded that an electrical arc from a Southern California Edison transmission tower ignited the January 2025 Eaton Fire, which cha…
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an 'AI Cyber Defense Program' to protect critical infrastructure, following incidents where AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta autonomously hacked th…
The California Democratic Party endorsed Proposition 40, a proposed one-time 5% tax on California's roughly 200 billionaires estimated to raise about $100 billion over several years, breaking with Gov…
A landmark California law taking effect Sunday, Aug. 9, will require AI companies to embed invisible 'digital fingerprints' into AI-generated images, videos, and audio, allowing users to verify conten…
Billionaires behind California Forever, a plan to build a city for 400,000 residents on 65,000 acres in Solano County, are seeking Governor Gavin Newsom's help to advance the project, which includes a…
California lawmakers return to Sacramento from summer recess on Monday to address high-stakes energy and environmental decisions, including wildfire cost allocation, climate fund priorities, and regul…
California's data center hysteria is overblown, argues columnist Steven Greenhut, citing a 2024 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory study showing data centers may use only about 1% of the U.S. water…
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is introducing legislation to ban AI-generated misrepresentations in political campaign ads, a move critics call a parody of free speech given Schiff's own history of fabri…
California Democrats Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Ro Khanna reintroduced the AI Ads Act on Monday, seeking to ban the fraudulent use of artificial intelligence to impersonate political candidates or comm…
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced July 21 that the state's ALERTCalifornia network of 1,260 mountaintop cameras, 915 of which run AI smoke detection, has flagged more than 900 fires on state …
Two-thirds of Californians oppose Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2035 ban on new gas-powered car sales, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll. Among likely voters, 65% oppose the mandate and …